e goode folk ben
certeynly
my?
Chaucer - Boethius
]]
*be desired. but
al power au? t[e] ben desired {and} requered. ? ? an is
it open {and} cler ? at ? e power ne ? e moeuyng of shrewes 3348
nis no powere.
[Sidenote: It clearly follows from this reasoning, that the good
only are powerful while the vicious are feeble. ]
{and} of alle ? ise ? inges it shewe? wel ? at
?
e goode folk ben certeynly my? ty. {and} ? e shrewes ben [[pg 118]]
douteles vnmy? ty
[Sidenote: And Plato's opinion is hereby verified that the _wise_
only have the power to do what they desire; the wicked may follow
the dictates of their lusts, but their great aim and desire,
_i. e. _ HAPPINESS, they can never attain. ]
? And it is clere {and} open ? at ? ilke
sentence of plato is uerray {and} so? e. ? {a}t sey? ? at oonly 3352
wiseme{n} may [doon] ?
*be desired. but
al power au? t[e] ben desired {and} requered. ? ? an is
it open {and} cler ? at ? e power ne ? e moeuyng of shrewes 3348
nis no powere.
[Sidenote: It clearly follows from this reasoning, that the good
only are powerful while the vicious are feeble. ]
{and} of alle ? ise ? inges it shewe? wel ? at
?
e goode folk ben certeynly my? ty. {and} ? e shrewes ben [[pg 118]]
douteles vnmy? ty
[Sidenote: And Plato's opinion is hereby verified that the _wise_
only have the power to do what they desire; the wicked may follow
the dictates of their lusts, but their great aim and desire,
_i. e. _ HAPPINESS, they can never attain. ]
? And it is clere {and} open ? at ? ilke
sentence of plato is uerray {and} so? e. ? {a}t sey? ? at oonly 3352
wiseme{n} may [doon] ?
